Ankle Injury at the beginning of Escarpment Trail

[dave]

Wilderness Rescue in the Town of Windham in Greene County:

On Oct. 5 at 1:15 p.m., Forest Rangers Commerford, Fox, and Peterson responded to a call for a hiker with an ankle injury on the Escarpment Trail. An off-duty EMT who was hiking in the area provided medical care before Rangers arrived. At 3:45 p.m. Rangers met the 83-year-old from Massachusetts at the Elm Ridge lean-to and provided first aid. Hensonville Fire Department transported the patient from the lean-to to the Peck Road trailhead where the hiker was checked out by Windham Ambulance. Resources were clear at 4:45 p.m.